Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Sep 26, 2018

69, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence surrounded by his family.  He was the beloved husband of Charlene (Michaud) McGowan.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John J. and Angelina B. (Colando) McGowan.

Raymond worked as a security guard at...

Sep 26, 2018

82, of Saunderstown, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at home. Harry was the beloved husband of fifty-six years to Barbara R. (Stannard) Lewis. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Ralph and Loretta (Waterman) Lewis. Harry was a Marketing Director of Military Products for many years before is retirement....

Sep 25, 2018

Born December 1928 to Antoine and Yvonne Cote- Marchessault, Claire was married to Edmund Garceau and both were lifelong residents of Cranston.  Claire leaves: Sisters Blanche Marchessault – Ritchotte of West Warwick, RI, Yvonne Marchessault Kieran of Escondido, CA and Jeanne Marchessault-Dionne of Kansas and Rita Garceau of Cranston, her sister-in-law. Deceased siblings: Gloria Marchessault St. Peter...

Sep 24, 2018

passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence.  She was the beloved wife of the late Peter J. Camilloni. Born in Johnston, a daughter of the late Anthony “Tony” and Antonetta (Ricci) Bizzaco, she was a lifelong resident of Johnston.

Ann was the devoted mother of Teresa A. Pontarelli of...

Sep 23, 2018

82, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. Ida was the beloved wife of Lorenzo DeBiasio, Sr., for fifty-nine years. Born in Teano, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Silvestro and Assunta (DeSpirito) Caparco.  A woman of strong faith, Ida was a child sponsor and a member of the Society Femminile...

Sep 23, 2018

85, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday September 23, 2018, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of sixty-seven years to C. Edward Gauvin. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John Romeo and Alice (Karwoski) Kelly. Jean was a clerical worker in the tax department at Cranston City Hall for over...

Sep 22, 2018

Melanie Delman, President of Lila Delman Real Estate and life-long Rhode Island resident passed away peacefully on Saturday evening after complications from breast cancer. In her final days, she was surrounded by her loving sister, Pamela Delman-Hodnett, devoted companion, and close family. During her decade long battle with breast cancer, Melanie continued to sell some of the state’s most...

Sep 21, 2018

71, of Pawtucket, passed away suddenly on Friday, September 21, 2018, at Miriam Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Verdecchia) Downes. Sharon worked as a housekeeper for Merry Maids of East Providence for five years before her retirement. She was an avid sports fan especially the Red Sox and Patriot’s....

Sep 20, 2018

73, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen (Cichowski) Haveles. They were married for the past 38 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Andrew and Georgia (Dounatos) Haveles. Mr. Haveles was an Insurance Agent for many years with SBLI until his retirement. He...

Sep 20, 2018

of Cranston passed away on Thursday September 20, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Ralph H. Smith Jr. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late William J. and Florence l. (Henley) Watson.

Besides her husband she was the devoted mother of Stephen R. Smith (Karen) of...

Sep 19, 2018

60, of Foster, RI, passed away, unexpectedly, Wednesday, September 19, 2018.  A lifelong resident of Rhode Island, he was an avid hunter, fisherman and sports fan.  But the true love of his life was his family, surrounding himself constantly with those he cherished.

A hard-working entrepreneur, he built a successful construction company that has sustained him throughout...

Sep 19, 2018

81, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Deluca) and Joseph Tassoni. Wife of 61 years to Henry A. Verducci, mother of Steven H. Verducci and his wife BA of Johnston, Henry A. Verducci II and his wife Kristen of Scituate and the late Pamela J....

Sep 18, 2018

83, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Sunny View Nursing Home in Warwick.  Born in Providence, Barbara was a daughter of the late Harold and Veronica (Maher) Wilson.  Barbara was employed by Johnson & Wales for 30 plus years until her retirement in 2010.

She is survived by her two children Charles...

Sep 18, 2018

John Michael D'Antuono

53, of Portsmouth Rhode Island, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at home, surrounded by his loving family.

He was the beloved husband of Charlotte (Harrington) D'Antuono, and the son of John R. and Elaine (Villa) D'Antuono.  Besides his wife and parents, he is survived by his loving children Felecia and...

Sep 17, 2018

of Marne St., Johnston, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife for 44 years of Thomas A. Spirito. Born in Providence, she was the cherished daughter of the late Louis and Rose M. (Aiello) Robinson.

Carol was a self-employed seamstress for many years.

Besides her...

Sep 17, 2018

DAVID, GEORGE THOMAS of Cranston passed away Monday morning.

He leaves behind his wife, Michelle (Cotoia) David and his daughter Jessica, both of Cranston, his brother Michael David and his wife Linda of West Warwick, his sister Melanie (David) Hill and her husband William of Florida, niece Tifany (David) Dunn, her husband Michael and their...

Sep 16, 2018

87, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 16, 2018. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Bruno and Angelina (Oliveri) Rosi. Nicholas worked for the City of Cranston for many years before retiring.

He is survived by his loving sons, Keith Rosi and Nicholas M. Rosi, both of Cranston; three...

Sep 16, 2018

93, of Lincoln, formerly of North Providence, passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, September 16, 2018.  He was happily married to the love of his life Lilo (Merkle) Federici for 73 years.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Celia (Brosco) Federici.

Everett practiced Optometry...

Sep 15, 2018

32, of New York City, formerly of Cranston, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Metropolitan Hospital Center, NY. He was the beloved husband of five years to Lauren F. (Foster) Petisce. Born in Warwick, he was the loving son of Richard A. and Judith A, (Dietzel) Petisce of Cranston. Daniel was the Senior Director of Business...

Sep 14, 2018

82, of Providence, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018 at RI Hospital, Providence. Carolyn was a life long resident of North Providence, RI.  She was the daughter of the late Edward and Helen (Krukiel) Dziedzic. Carolyn was the loving sister of Barbara Nardolillo.   Beloved aunt of Joseph and Edward Nardolillo, both of Warwick, RI. and Robin (Nardolillo) Parsons...